Published on November 29, 2024 at 4:39 p.m. / Modified on November 29, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.
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The World Trade Organization has reappointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its director general.
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The latter declared that she “looked forward to working with Donald Trump”.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala particularly wants to advance the agreement on agriculture.
The director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was officially reappointed on Friday for a second term, amid a breakdown in global trade and the looming Trump presidency that could threaten go against commercial rules.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 70, the organization’s first woman and first African boss, was the only candidate in the running for the four-year post, but she still needed to win approval from all 166 member states.
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